Rail-joint.



No.894,160. PATENTBD JULY 21; 1908. 'J. MAYER.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.5,1907.

of the King of J OHAN MAYER, OF BRADDOGK, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-J OIN T.

N 0. 894,160. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. December 5, 1907. Serial No. 405,162.

Patented July 21, 1908.

These hook shaped ends are adapted to prevent the rails from beingaccidentally disconnected, and when joining the rails together, thebeveled hook-sha ed ends 9 of said clamps slide over the beve ed ends 12of the splice bars and enter into their respective openings, when saidopenings have been reached.

When it is desired to disconnect the rails 1 and 2, a suitableinstrument such as a chisel or crow bar (not shown) can be employed topry the hook-shaped ends of the clamps out of their openings, and permitof the rails being disconnected and pulled apart.

It is thought that the many advantages of my rail oint will be apparentto those skilled in the art of railway construction.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is

1. In a rail joint, the combination of rails having their web portionsprovided with openings, a splice bar carried by the web portion of eachrai the splice bars upon the rails being oppositely disposed withrespect to To all whom it may concern: j of the rails.

Beit known that I, J OHAN MAYER, asubject Hungary, residing at Braddock,in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to rail joints, and the primary object of theinvention is, the provision of positive and reliable means forconnecting the confronting ends of two rails, without the use of nutsand bolts as ordinarily employed in railway construction.

Another object of this invention is to provide a rail fastener of asimple and durable construction, that can be easily manipulated I toconnect two rails.

The invention comprises certain novel features of construction whichwill be resently described, and then specifically pointed out in theappended claims.

Referring to the drawing, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1is a perspective view of arail joint embodying my invention, I Fig. 2 isa similar view, illustrating the rails as l disconnected, and Fig. 3 isa horizontal sectional view of rails connected in accordance with myinvention.

In the accompanying drawings 1 and 2 designate rails having their webportions 3 and 4 respectivel provided with openings 5 and 6. One side ofthe web 4 of the rail 2 is provided with a splice bar 7, while theopposite side is provided with a resilient clamp 8 having a hook shapedend 9, this hook shaped end being beveled as at 10. The splice bar 7 andthe clamp 8 are secured to the web 4 by rivets 11, and the splice bar isprovided with a beveled end 12 and also with an opening 13. The rail 1is also provided with a s lice bar 14 similar to the splice bar 7 f iiherail 2, and a clamp 15 similar to the clamp 8 of the rail 2, but thesplice bar is located upon the opposite side of the rail from that ofthe splice bar 7 of the rail 2. By this arrangement the splice bars 7and 14 overlap the web portions 3 and 4 of the rails 1 and 2 and providea rigid connection, especially when the hook shaped ends 9 of the clampshave entered the openings 13 of the splice bars 7 and 14 and theopenings 5 and 6 adapted to overlie the web portion of an adjacent rail,said splice bars having beveled ends and openings adapted to registerwith the openings in said web portions, a clamp carried by each railopposite the splicebars of said rails, said clamps having off-setportions terminating in beveled hook-sha ed ends for entering theopenings of said sp ice bars and the openings of the web portions ofsaid rails, substantially as described.

2. The combination of rails embodying web portions provided withopenings, a splice bar carried by each rail and adapted to overlaptheweb portion of the adjoining rail, each splice bar having an openingformed therein and extending in the same plane throughout, a clampcarried by each rail opposite each splice bar, said clamps having offset portions terminating in hook-shaped ends for entering the openingsof said splice bars and the openings of said rails.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

J OHAN MAYER.

Witnesses:

A. H. RABsAIG, MAX H. SRoLovITz.

each other and the splice bar of one rail 7

